The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-06-30

waved above them there with Ms broad folds un-
rent and its bright stars unobscured and In its de
Tense, 1t needs be, the swords of those old Con-
tederates so recently shesthed would leap forth
with equal alacrity with those of the north.
No nobler emotion can ill the breast of any man
than that which prompts him TO utter honest
praise of an adversary whose convictions and
where is there Confederate soldier in
our lend who has not felt thrill of
generous admiration ana applause for the pre-em-
lashed himself to the main uas5 while
the tattered sails and frayed cord
age of his vessel was being shot
away by piecemeas above his head, and slowly,
torpedoes, whose destructive powers consigned
many of his luckless comrades to watery graves.
The fame of such men as Farragut, Stanly, Hood,
Lee, and the hundreds OF private soldiers WHO
were the true heroes of the war, belong to no
time or section, but are the common property of
mankind They were all cast in the same grand
mould of self-sacrifcing patriotism, and intend
to teach my children TO revere their names as
long as the 1--we of country IL respected as
a noble sentiment in the human breast
1t is a remarkable FACT that those who bore the
brunt of the battle we're the first to forget old ami
mosities, and consign to oblivion obsolete issues
They SAW tnat nothing but sorrow and shame, and
the loss of the respect of the world was to be gained
by perpetuating the bitterness OF past strife, and,
a
ing by all possible methods, to create and give ut
terance TO public sentiment which would best
conserve our common institutions and restore that
fraternal concord in which the war OF the reyolu-
ton left us and the federal constitution found us.
And | emphasize the declaration that, in most In
stances those whose hatred has remained implaca-
BILE through all these years of peace, are men who
held hgh carnival in the rear and enored louder In
bed at home than they shouted on the battlefield
for their cOuutry, and after all danger had passed
emerged from their hiding places, in chronic
.,E 11,1 Utft
and courage, and blind to every principle of wise
statesmanship, seek to make amends for their
lack of deeds of valor, by preaching
crusade of bitterness while pressing to
for whose intoxicating contents our country has
already paid price that would have purchased
the goblet of the Egyptian queen.
| In view of the efforts mace by these ladies for
your entertainment here to-day, and with lively
| memory of their heroic devotion TO the cause for
| which their loved ones contended, l cannot re
fraia from thanking them, in the name OF these
old soldi re-. for honoring this occasion
with their presence. We all feel deeply
grateful to them for their efforts to make this
reunion one which will fill the surviving members
of Hoods brigade with store OF pleasant mem
| cries not soon to be forgotten.
1t is not surprising that they should feel 80 pa.
triotc, when we consider that ours was the first
| government on earth to bestow upon woman uni
versaI freedom, and to break down the bars of
| prejudice and widen her avenues of usefulness
by opening up to her the privileges OF honorable
competition in every profession and avocation
| suited to her sex. Deep down in the core of
| the human heart is the love OF home,
aud she is its very soul and life,
| and we hope never to see them elbowing passage
| amid slang and SANDER, as common runners upon
| political fields for its honors and emoluments
| The women of France tried 1t once, and brought
eternal shame upon their sex. Unsexed and
fierce they sprang out of absolute subjugaton into
riot, rapine and observation-disclosures shsming the
coarsest men by. their unbridled
excuses, and while singing peens
| to liberty they trampled all human rights under
| foot, and scattered misery and woe with lavish
hand into peaceful homes, and all history shows
| that whenever they throw aside the beautiful en-.
dearments of home life and entsr the arena OF
| politics, they dig guilt between themselves and
the blessedness of womanhood which can never
be repassed.
Ex-Governor O. NJ. Roberts was next
introduced by Major Burns and made a
brief speech purely complimentary,
which he closed by inviting the members
of the brigade to attend the reunion OF
the soldiers of Walkers division on the
first of October next.
Hon. f. r. Lubbock was next introduced
and made handsome speech, in which he
distributed compliments equally between
the ladies and the old soldiers. General
Hardeman and General Walker were
called for, and responded with brief re.
marks. This closed the speech making
features of the day.
The crowds dispersed, some returning
to town through the dust, which was thick
enough to cut with knife, and others en-.
ioying the cool shades of the grove until
late hour. The dust on the road was
the one drawback of the day.
Before the brigade disbanded the fol.
lowing resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That the surviving members
of Hoods Texas brigade hereby make
public their sincere appreciation of the
noble hospitality of the citizens of Travis
county, who SO magnifcently entertained
our comrades during their last reunion
just closed at Austin; be it further
Resolved, That the members of thu
brigade association join in one accord o.
hearty thankfulness to the kind people O
Austin and Travis county for the Crane
reception we received in this beautiful
city.
Resolved, That the thanks of the asso
; citation are due, and are hereby rendered
the Hons. j. w. Robertson, j. ID. Sayers
w. III. Martin, Gov. l.. s. Ross and othe
, speakers, for their able and interesting
addresses, and that they be filed with tn
records of the association.
| Resolved, That Hoods Texas Brigad
association tender their thanks to TIL
AUSTIN STATESMAN and other papers TO
: courtesies and favors extended to tn
brigade. Adopted.
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